Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from

Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Gough. I'm Ashley Hamer. And I'm Natalia Reagan.

Today you learn about why men who sleep more are seen as less masculine and what exactly makes

radiation harmful.

And then you can test your podcast knowledge with this month's Curiosity Challenge trivia game.

And then a tearful goodbye to the illustrious Natalia Reagan who has been so

awesome over the last few months. She really has. More on that in a second.

Let's set us satisfy some curiosity.

So our first story is about men and the amount of sleep they get,

which is a pretty natural tie-in for me right now.

Look, society has a lot of stereotypes about masculinity.

Real men are tough and courageous and in control.

Unfortunately, that means many men don't take good care of their health.

Men are less likely to go to the doctor or get help from a therapist or even wear masks during

the pandemic.

And now new research is showing that these stereotypes have affected one more aspect of men's health, their sleep.

Researchers have found that people tend to see men who sleep less as more masculine.

So color me manly, I guess,

because I've got a newborn.

So here's the deal.

In one study, researchers asked participants to imagine that a man was shopping for a bed.

A salesperson approaches and asks, how much does the man sleep?

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